Introduction
The city is known as the "City of Love" or the "Town of Fidelity," because it served as the setting for the traditional Chunhyang-jeon, a story about a beautiful girl born into a low-class family who falls in love with the son of the town's magistrate. There is even a Chunhyang Festival (www.chunhyang.org), named after the girl, every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month (usually late April or early May).
In addition to its romantic history, Namwon serves as the transportation hub for climbers visiting Jirisan (Mt. Jiri) National Park.
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Gwanghallu-won (Gwanghallu Garden)
The beautifully landscaped Gwanghallu-won is the site of the annual Chunhyang Festival, since this is supposedly where the legendary lovers met....
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- Picnics, Parks & Gardens
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The National Center for Korean Folk Traditional Performing Arts
The center was created in 1992 to preserve Korean folk traditions, and it organizes performances throughout the country and internationally, in...
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Namwon Tourist Complex
This large complex rests on the foothills across the Yocheon stream from Namwon. Sleeping options, restaurants, and amusements line Dongpyeonje...
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